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US 2019/0193512 A1Published application
Adsorption system
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsEvelyn N Wang, Hyunho Kim, Xiansen Li, Shankar Narayanan, Sameer R. Rao, Ari Samuel Umans, Sungwoo Yang
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Abstract
An adsorption system can be used as part of a climate control system in a vehicle or in any other space requiring heating or cooling. The adsorbent system can include an enclosure, a plurality of layers arranged in a stack inside the enclosure, and a vapor channel inside the enclosure.
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An adsorption system comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers are arranged in a stack inside the enclosure;
- and
- a vapor channel inside the enclosure.
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A climate control system comprising:
- an output of an adsorbent bed fluidly connected to an input of a condenser;
- an output of the condenser inside of a reservoir including a refrigerant;
- an evaporator inside of the reservoir;
- and
- an output of the evaporator fluidly connected to an input of the first adsorbent bed.
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A method for cooling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- releasing a fluid from a reservoir through an evaporator and into an adsorbent bed, thereby causing the temperature of the evaporator to decrease;
- and
- passing air over the evaporator and into a vehicle cabin to cool the vehicle cabin,
- wherein the evaporator is integrated inside the reservoir.
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A method for heating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- releasing a fluid from a reservoir through an evaporator and into an adsorbent bed, thereby causing the temperature of the adsorbent bed to increase;
- and
- transferring heat from the adsorbent bed into a vehicle cabin to heat the vehicle cabin,
- wherein the evaporator is integrated inside the reservoir.
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A method for controlling vehicle climate, the method comprising:
- operating a first climate control system comprising a first adsorbent bed until the first reservoir of fluid is depleted;
- deactivating the first climate control system when the first reservoir of fluid is depleted and activating a second climate control system comprising a second adsorbent bed;
- and
- replenishing the first reservoir with fluid while the second climate control system is activated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.